Objectives:To evaluate the efficiency of packing jaw defects with a composite of coral and bone marrow.　Methods:Twelve patients (9 with jaw cyst and 3 with ameloblastoma) underwent enucleation of jaw lesion and packing with a composite of coral and bone marrow.Repair of the bone defects was evaluated at 1 week,1,6 and 12 months postoperatively by clinical examination and X-ray films.　Results:Wound healing after the operations on 10 patients was uneventful,and definite ossification around the implanted material could be detected at 1 month postoperatively.A lot of bone formation and partial resorption of coral were observed at 6 months postoperatively.Complete resorption of coral and complete bone repair were obtained at 12 months postoperatively.Wound breakdown was observed on two other patients,and the composite had to be removed completely.　Conclusions:A composite of coral and bone marrow may enhances bone healing in jaw defects after cyst or ameloblastoma removal.

SUN Shu-chun,the chief researcher,is one of the famous expert of osteo-traumatology of TCM.He makes systematic sort and study on chirismus on basis of succeeding experience predecessors and his own years of clinic experience.He is good at treating cervical syndrome with TCM chirismus,especially combine it with drugs.In osteo-traumatology academic circles,he is called "the best doctor at home".Professor SUN advocates that the rule of applying various therapies according to different conditions,combination of rigid-flexible,light,skill,gentle,harmony should be obey when we use chirismus.His diagnostic and therapeutic methods and thoughts are original and ingenious.In this article,the author analyzes the academic experience of tendon trauma of professor SUN.

ObjectiveTo study the effect of testing amino acids levels in brain microdialysate by method of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with α-aminobutyric acid (AABA) as the internal standard.MethodsReversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), orthophthaladehyde (OPA) precolumn derivatization method and fluorescence detector were used. The separation was performed using an ODS-C18 column. AABA, an isomeric compound of GABA, served as the internal standard, phosphate buffer solution and methanol as the mobile phase, gradient elution lasted in 35 min.Results7 kinds of amino acids and internal standard were separated completely. The mean recovery of amino acid was 88.2%—102.3%. The mean correlation coeffeicient of the linear relationship was 0.998±0.0015.Limits of detection for amino acids were 1.0—8.6 ppm respectively.ConclusionThe method mentioned above is simple and sensitive for operation, and can be used for determined levels of amino acids in microdialysate.

Objective To study the pro-invasive effect of irradiation on human glioblastoma cell line U87 and its possible mechanism.Methods Cultured U87 cells received different doses of irradiation (0,2,and 4 Gy).The change in cellular invasiveness was measured using the real-time cell analyzer system.The activities of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) in U87 ceils were measured by gelatin zymography before and after irradiation.The content and distribution of intracellular β-catenin after irradiation were determined by immunohistochemistry.The mRNA levels of Wnt/β-catenin target genes were measured by real-time quantitative PCR.Results After irradiation,the invasiveness of U87 cells increased significantly (P ＜ 0.01),which was dose-dependent within a certain dose range; the activities of MMP2 and MMP9 in U87 cells increased significantly (P =0.031 for MMP2 ; P =0.004 for MMP9) ;the content of β-catenin in U87 cells increased significantly (P ＜ 0.01),with translocation from the cell membrane and adherens junctions to the nucleus; the mRNA levels of Wnt/β-catenin-related genes (FZD7 and TCF1) increased significantly (P ＜ 0.01),and the transcription of Wnt/β-catenin target genes,especially those related to migration and invasion such as MMP2,MMP7,MMP9,and CD44,was significantly enhanced (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Irradiation can promote the invasion of glioblastoma U87 cells,possibly by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and enhancing the transcription of migration-and invasion-related genes.

Due to lack of the practical technique to measure the biomechanical properties of the ocular cornea in vivo, clinical ophthalmologists have some difficulties in understanding the deformation mechanism of the cornea under the action of physiological intraocular pressures. Using Young's theory analysis of the corneal deformation during applanation tonometry, the relation between the elasticity moduli of the cornea and the applanated corneal area and the measured and true intraocular pressures can be obtained. A new applanation technique has been developed for measuring the biomechanical properties of the ocular cornea tissue in vivo, which can simultaneously acquire the data of the applanation area and displacement of the corneal deformation as well as the exerted applanation force on the cornea. Experimental results on a rabbit's eyeball demonstrated that the present technique could be used to measure the elasticity moduli and creep properties of the ocular cornea nondestructively in vivo.
Animals ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Cornea ; Elastic Modulus ; Intraocular Pressure ; Muscles ; Rabbits ; Tonometry, Ocular

Aged ; Antineoplastic Agents ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Dexamethasone ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Drug Hypersensitivity ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Exanthema ; chemically induced ; prevention & control ; Fever ; chemically induced ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Premedication ; Taxoids ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use

Animals ; Epilepsy ; genetics ; metabolism ; Genes, MDR ; Hippocampus ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Triazines ; pharmacology

Angiogenesis is an important pathophysiological process of body response after cerebral ischemia.Angiogenesis is activated in a few hours after cerebral ischemia.It can promote neuronal remodeling and neurological function recovery.Studies have shown that the microvessel density is positively correlated with the long-term survival rate in patients with stroke after cerebral ischemia.This article reviews the regulatory mechanisms and imaging evaluation of angiogenesis after cerebral ischemia.

AIM:To observe the effect of Jingzhui Wentong (JZWT) Capsule (Ramulus Cinnamomi,Radix et Rhizoma clematidis,Radix Puerariae Lobatae,Radix Dipsaci,etc.) on somesthetic evoked potential (SEP),behavior and pathology of rat's cervical radiculitis induced by formalin. METHODS:Experiments were carried out:(1) 60 SD rats were divided randomly into 6 groups:control,model and Jingfukang groups,the high,moderate and low dose groups of JZWT Capsule. Rats of these groups were given water,Jingfukang or JZWT Capsule respectively,and SEP was tested after operation and 14 days after drugs were given to rats. At the same time,the animal behavior was observed daily. (2) 144 SD rats were divided into the same groups and given the same drugs as before. The nerve roots were taken out for pathological observation after 4,7,14,and 21 days with drug administration. RESULTS:In each drug group,the normal SEP was obviously restored,symptoms of encroached nerve were notably lightened,inflammatory reaction and proliferation tissue of mimic cervical radiculitis were more obviously alleviated than that in the model group of rat. CONCLUSION:JZWT Capsule can reduce significantly pathology change of mimic cervical radiculitis in rats,and promote the recovery of nerve function.

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of voriconazole on pulmonary fungals infection after renal transplantation.METHODS Nine cases of pulmanory fungals infection after renal transplantation were analyzed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of voriconazole.RESULTS Treated with voriconazole,seven in nine patients were cured,while the other two died.CONCLUSIONS For patients with pulmanory fungals infection after renal transplantation,the application of voriconazole can receive satisfactory effect.